The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, December 18, 1889, Image 1
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THE LEGISLATURE.
PROGRESS OF OUR LAWMAKERS
IN LAWMAKING
A Heavy Calendar in the Ilou.e, and
Lott of Work for the Senate.
At the c\of-c of the speonri week of the
session of 1389 the Legislature of South
Carolina appeared to have made decided
ly slow progress, if judgment may be
formed from the number of public
measures carried through the final stage of
law-making. The House calendar contained
271 measures?bills, resolutions
and claims. A resolution was passed pro idicg
that no bills be introduced after
tee lxtn lose, except oy ine committees
on ways and meaus, judiciary, and privi
? leges and elections. Tae Senate has exhausted
its calendars much better, to be
in readiness for the avalanche of bills,
'that must be expected from the House.
Both bodies will put on steam for the
last pa t of the session.THE
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The bill, by Col. McKissick, of Union, .
to ametd the law in relation to State
nrinfimr name nn in the Homo for ji nor- .
ood reading. It provides for a less |
costly method of binding the Acts and ,
other volumes of State printing, substituting
paper binding for cloth in some ,
cases, and cloth for calf in others. ^>o- ,
body made any attack on the bill, lmt'its ,
author rose to justify and advocate it. ,
Many members were anxious that their ,
local bills should have a chance and j
wanted to omit speeches <
Mr. Irby presently interrupted Col. (
McKissick's speech by saying that no (
ODe opposed the bill. The member from j
ri on looked bewildered, and rather re-1 j
n tant to give up the floor, whereat the <
whole House laughed. The speech was \
resumed, but very soon abandoned with ?
a shrug of the shoulder, and the bill was j
passed without a dissenting voice. The ]
passage was greeted with such an outKdvnf
Aif ft (Mifrt 1 n 11 f n* V\ 'f A
uuiak ui apyiausc auu lau^uici iuau luc j
Speaker had to ply his gavel vigorously t
to reduce the hilarity of the House. j
MR. DAYIS'S BIRTHDAY. i
Mr. Childs, of Richland, introduced *
the following bill to amend the Section c
1,636 of the General Statutes in relation *
to legal holidays: f
Be it enacted, etc,, That Section 1,636 of
the General Statutes of the State be
amended so as to read as follows:
"Section 1,636. National Thanksgiv- '
iDg days and all general election days,
the 1st day of January, the 22d day of ?
February, the 4th day of July, the 30th
day of June and the 25th of December,
shall be legal holidays."
The bill was placed on the calendar c
without reference. ?
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The committee on privileges and elec] C
tions called up their bill providing for 2
the election of one railroad commissioner li
__ftJLtbis session of the Legislature as the
' successor of Commissioner Bonham, and
the election of succersors to the other c
commissioners upon the expiration of
their terms of office in 1891 and 1893.
respectively.
Mr. Graydon immediately moved to Q
strike out all of the bill after the enact- a
ing clause, and insert a substitute pro- ^
viding for the immediate election of c
three railroad commissioners, one from r
each section of the State as at present, d
nn aaan oo vnacmKIa oftof olor?_
W LIKJy ao owu ao auti v-itv ^
tion, shall draw lots to decide who shall
serve for the reopective terms of two, g
* four and six years; that upon the expiratioc
of their terms of office the Legisla- ^
ture elect successors to serve for sis
years each, so that every two years an t
election shall be held and that each com- c
missioner after those first elected shall ?
serve six years; that the terms of the
three commissioners to be elected this
session begin January 1, 1890, and that
the Governor shall have power to fill any
vacancy arising until the Legislature c
shall fill it by election- c
Gee. McCradv presented tEe legal g
views inducing the committee to make t
the report it did, and Messrs. Graydon t
and Gary opposed them. The arguments r
were technical, and, therefore, not of in- j
terest to the great non legal majority.
Mr. Graydon's substitute was adoptee I
by a vote of 81 to 23. 2
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
0
The bill, with an unfavorably report, j
to prohibit the sale of intoxicating, j
liquors, introduced by Mr. Childs, of ,
Ri'thland. was called for by that gentle
nS&n when it was reached on the calendar, <
rand he made a gallant but unavailing j
fight for it. Mr. Childs said that South 1
Carolina had always been found in the T
front rank of advancement against any (
enemy threatening its rights, its liberties, ,
its peace or its welfare, the empty ,
sleeves of many of the members of the
House attesting their devotion to their
country's cause. To-day she was confronted
by an enemy that checked her ]
prosperity, retarded her advancement and ,
hindered the progress of Christianity. .
Mr. Childs then reviewed all the argu- j
ments for and against the prohibition of
the liquor traffic, and 3aid that it was
evident mat. me nowisg uae was oa me
side of temperance reform, and tbat it
was the next great question that must be
settled by this couniry. The bill he had
introduced did not affect the question of
individual abstinence, but was openlj
meant to check the evils resulting from
the liquor traffic. High license, he contended,
could not check or control the
thing.
He then appealed to the Christianity
and moral sentiment of the Legislature
to throw the weight of their influence on
the side of the bill, and let the State
give the matter a lair and satisfactory
trial.
The vote on the motion to kill the bill
was 38 follows: Yeas 55, nays 46.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES.
Among the bills passed by the House
are the following: To prevent the killing
of fish in the fresh waters of the State by
the use of any explosive material; to
amend the General Statutes relative to
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tne acquirement ui iauus u_> mi; ^uutu
'.States government; to require testimony
taken before masters or referees to be reduced
to writing and signed by the witnesses;
to ?>r)vide for the separation of
general law pa joint resolutions* from
those relatint %o other mattacs in bind
* - ing and index.ag thereof; to authorize
the issue of certain notes by the town
council of Barnwell and to provide for
the payment of the same; to authorize
the town council of Camden to issue and
dispose of certain bonds; to. regulate the
salary and appointment of trial justices
and constables in Hampton and Union
Counties; to amend the Code of Procedure
relating to the Courts of the fifth
and seventh circuits; to amend the law
in relation to the giving of bondi re
quired bylaw; to incorporte ;be beard
of church extension of the Kethodist
Protestant Church in South Carolina; to
t
u
j amend the charter of the Pelzer Manu- j
! facturing Company; to authorize the j
treasurer and school commissioner of i
Fairfield County to borrow money to pay i
school claims; to iacoporatc the town of j
Westville, Kershaw County; to incopor-j
ate the Greenleaf Presbyterian Industrial
Institute and Female College of Orangeburg;
to amend the charter of the city
of Spartanburg.
Tee DM I in relation 10 attorneys cus^s
in equity cases was withdrawn, by Mr.
Irby, who soid that its purpose had been
accomplished by the Act of 1SSS.
Other bilis were withdrawn, including
that to amend the Act enabling the
County Commissioners of Spartanburg,
Colleton and Aiken Counties to borrow
morifv
A Senate resolution asking the Senators
and Representatives from South
Carolina in Congress t take into consideration
the matter of straightening
Wateree River, in Sumter and Kershaw
Counties was concurred in.
There was a skirmish ever the bill to
incorporate the Hampton and Branchville
Railroad Company, Messrr. O'Brien
and Brawler desiring further time t<;
consider it, and Messrs. Hutson and Ilaysor
pressing it. It GDaUy'weut over and
was then passed. 1
Tbe committee on priviieges and elections
to which was referred the of Mr. 1
H. L P. Bvlger, of Charleston, ieported '
ihat as he had accepted the office of ;
trial justice, he had thereby vacated his
seat in the House. 1
Among the bills that passed their sec- \
:>od reading were the following: Proriding
for graded schools in Newberry; !
relating to ine lorm c-i conveyance c-i 1
real estate; providing a salary for the 1
sheriff of Fairfield County; authoring 1
:he erection of a new Court- House for 1
Spartanburg County; providing for 1
juaranticing the Srate iy land against T
iiseases and infection; authorizing cer
:ain incorporated towns to substitute 1
iard labor on their streets for fine *
md imprisonment in cases of misde- 2
neaoor; recbartering Sand Bar ferry; c{
joint resolution to provide-for the ^
;peedv publication of the Acts of.the c
Legislature. s
The following bill (Gen. McCrady's) c
'eferred -to above, was read a second 1
,ime and passed with amendment; while *
Hr. Bean's bill on the same subject wos 1
ndefinitely postponed: To araend the }
aw in regard to leasing and hiring out c
>f convicts, and to provide for the sup- l,;
)ort and employment or the same upon
>ubhc works, ana to establish an en- I
;ineer bureau in connection therewith. .'
Bill No. 130, to fix the salary of rail- 1
oad commissioners at $1,000 per annum, T
^as killed, as was also the bill to give *
rial justices jurisdiction in cases of a
arrying concealed weapons, and fixing
heir compensation therefor. s
The following bills were read a second 1
ime and passed: 1
To amond Section 510 of the General
itatutes of the State of South Carolina, r
elating to the duties of solicitors. F
To exempt certain portions of Colleton 1
Jounty from the operations of Chapter
>7, Titlfe 10. of the Generai Statutes, reating
to the stock jaw. ^
Senate. ^
The bill to amend Section 1,99S of the
reneral Statutes caused some debate.
,iiv? aui^uuujgub \s ? iU'vC .
"That no waiver of the right of home- 0
tcad, however solemn, made by the bead 5
? a family at any time, prior to the
ssignment of tha homestead, shall ceeat
the homestead provided for in this
hapter: Provided, however, that no
ight of# homestead shall exist or be
Uowed in any property, real or personal, j
lieaed or mortgaged, either before cr f.
fter assignment by any person or perons
whomsoever, as against the title or
laim of the alienee cr mortgagee, or his F
>eir, or their heirs or assigns." a
Senator Patterson, moved to recommit
he bill. Senator Murray moved to table e
Senator Patterson's motion. The motion E
o table prevailed by a vote of 16 to 14,
nd the bill passed a third reading.
XO REDUCTION OF SALARIES. :
X,
When the salary reduction bill was
ailed, contrary to expectation it v;as c
iisposed of withouq additional debate, j
Senator Moise made the motion to con- c
inue, which is regarded"as a fair test of
be strength of each side. The yeas and
lays oemg nemac::ea, tae vote stouu ?.
rcas 13, aavs 12, as follows: r
Yeas?Byre], Buist, Danztler, IIowcll, c
ztar, Mois?, Moody, Moore, Muaro, I
tfurrav, Rhame, Sinkler and Yerdier i
-13. '
Nays?Alexander, EJwards," Fields,' ^
iennedv, Mason, McCal!, Patterson, J
?ope, Ready, Smith, Sojourner an-d *
tVilson?12. ^
Senator Woodword was paired with ^
senator Donaldson, otherwise he would
jave voieu "ajc. ocuatvi
icas paired with Senator Smvthe, other- s
ffise h*e would have voted "do." Sena- 1
;or Er^ifi wos paired with Senator ]
Btemphill, otherwise wookl have voted i
;,aye." 1
rights of MAlililED WOMEN. 5
Several hour3 were consumed ia de
bating tbe question of toe lights ot mar- i
ried women, as developed in two bills to 1
amend a certain section of the General
Statutes, and to declare the law relating
to tbe separate estates of married 1
women. 1
The substance of the bills is in relation :
to the right, of married women to acuuire
by purchase any species of property iQ
her own name and to take proper legal
conveyances therejor, and to contract
and be contracted with in tte same manner
as if she were unmarried, and that all
CQUVtjf'dUl'C^ llil'l ciuu 11 rwV/ jyinstruments
of writing, executed by a
married woman, shall be effectual fb
convey or charge her separate estate,
whenever the intention so to convey, or
charge such separate estate is dcciared in
such conveyances, mortgages or other
instruments of writing. The bill was
unfavorably reported. A general debate
ensued on the motion to indefinitely
postpone, and the bill was linally rejected
by a vote of 23 to 0.
The bill to limit the right of dower
was rejected by a vote of 20 to 10, after
a spirited debate.
KCXDS FOR COSTROLLrSCt DISEASES.
'1 WA A? A AVfiAnfirn
X UC UiCUIVliai VI IUW
mittee of the State board of health, relating
to the control of contagious ar.d
infectious diseases, was favorably reported,
and the committee recommended
that the aid asked for be granted and
that the amount of $-"00 be appropriated
for the purposes mentioned in the memorial.
The report was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASU11ES.
Among the bills passced to a second
reading are the following: To prohibit
members of the General Assembly from
accepting free passes from any railroad
in the State or doin?j business within the
? 0~ tU/, r?f
1 CLUlCi IV t-ACUUW jji.o-vv.-. |
I justices for Hampton and Beaufort Couu
i ties , reside fit a: or near Yemassec and
| Ridgc!anri; ;o amend an Act in relation
to forfeited hind, delinquent lanri ana
collector of taxes, approved 24th December,
1SS7, and the amendments of 34tii
December, 1SS8; to provids for the re
vision, digest and arrangement of the
statute laws of this State; to pa; certain
expenses of elections in this State.
Bill to prohibit the sale or furnishing
or giving or providing to minors of
cigarettes, tobacco or cigarette paper, or
any substitute therefor, and to provide
penalties for the same, was passed.
Joint resolution to authorize and direct
the comptroller general of tbis State to
drawn his warrant on the State treasurer!
to pay the Rev. John Johnson the sum I
oi *our nunarea uouars iur uue ,
full bound copies of bis recently published
historical narrative of the defense
of Charleston harbor, including Fort
Sumter and adjacent islands, to become
the property of this State, and to be
placed in the libraries and other public
institutions of this State, was passed.
Senator Pope secured the passage of an
amendment to this bill requiring these
books to be distributed to the libraries
of all the colleges in this State, both
male asd female.
Notts of (he S^oNion.
The leaders of the Clemson College
movement in the Legislature have assured
the trustees of the University that they
utiiy want for their new college half of
the land scrip and all of the Hatch fund,
snd that they will not interfere with the
mechanical department of the University,
ano mar. laey propose 10 voce to uie
University the full sum of money it
3eed3, $45,000, on condition that the
Ulemson College is allowed these funds,
rhe trustees have decided not to fight
he Clemson College. Of course the
igricultural department will oppose to
he last the dismemberment ot that desartment
and its subordination to the
rustees of the Ciemson College, and it
;vill be on this issue that the contest will
vage most fiercely.
The Secate concurrent resolution proriding
for postponing from the 11th to
be 13th inst. the election of a commisionor
and members of the board of agri:u^ture
and other officers was amended
)y the House so as to provide for their
election on the 18th inst., and in such :
'nape returned to the Senate. This was
>n Mr. Benet's motion, and carried out 1
be original purpose of the Clemsoa '
College measures subordinating the comnissioner
of agriculture to the trustee of
bat college aDd doing away with the :
>oard cf agriculture shall be adopted ;
)cfore an election be entered upon. ;
The Senate, by . a vote of 14 to 11, 1
)assoc3 to a third rpadincr the ir>int. ipso
ution calling a Constitutional Convenion.
The vote on the third rr-ading
pas 17 to 10. Less than two-thirds of !
he whole Senate having voted in the.,
ffirmative, the joint resolution failed. 1
The joint resolution to amend the con- !
titution so as to provide for four Jus- \
ices of the Supreme Court was killed in
he Senate. i
The Seuate has passed a resolution
ecommending New York as the best 1
>iace for holding the World's Fair in '
802.
Mr. Guess introduced a resolution
imiting all speeches to fifteen minutes. ,
'he House promptly tabled the resolu- .
10D.
i
General Sews I-cems.
?Tennessee made 80,000,000 bushels j
f com and 100,000 bales of cotton this
c-ar. \
?Col. J. H. Rathbone, founder of the s
rder of Knights Pythias, died at Lima, ?
)., on Monday.
?W. W. Russell has rented a house {
a Anderson, and will soon move his j
amiiy to that city.
?The students of the State University j
lassed appropriate resolutions oo the j
leat'n of Jefferson Davis.
??ne xupper Dm to regulate ine
mployment of children in factories
aeets with general disfavor.
?The flags over the State House
vill float at half-mast for thirty day,
a honcr of the late President Davis.
?The Farmers' Alliance of Oconee
louoty recommends Capt. J. L. Shankin,
its president, as one of the trustees
>f the Ciemson College.
?The work of refining sugar was com- 1
nenced on Monday in Claus Spreckles'
lew sugar refinery in Philadelphia. The ;
:apacity of the refinery is 2,000.000
jounds of su^ar every twenty-four
:ours.
?It is estimated that-it will take
>500,000, to carry the Three C's RailGad
to Charleston. A committee of
nerchants has been appointed to confer
iviLh representatives of the Company on
>UV UJUkbUlt
?The Australian ballot is being
;er;ouslj considered by the Virginia
Legislature. In a column of interviews
printed by the Richmond Dispatch a
iiajoritv of the talkers favor a system
where the citizen can cast hi3 ballot in
lecrecy.
?Charles A. Whitemire, who was appointed
by the President last April postmaster
at Newberry, and his commission
held up" because the people did not
svant a negro, has got from Postmaster
Grcneral Watiamaker, a position as laborer
in the postofiice department in Washington
at a salary of $G20 per year.
?The Sumter cotton mills will soon be
lighted with electric lights, the Elcctric
Light Company haviDg taken the contract.
The inside wiring has been completed,
so that by January 1, at least,
the operatives will be working by the
new iignt. me couon mm nas ueen
running on double time for many months.
?A colored boy, aged 14, employed in
the burbcr shop of Tom Ballard, also
colored, in Yorkville, attempted suicide
on Sunday by hanging himself to a limb of
a tree. lie was found, in an unconscious
condition, on the ground ?the rope having
broken. He claim3 that Ballard's ill
treatment led him to the act.
PrormvoHrtns -frtv t.TiA hall nt.TTnt.Al
Cniquola, at Anderson on the night of
ihe 31st, are being made, and everything:
is on a magnificent scale. One
thousand invitations are now being
made out. Visitors are expected from
Charleston, Columbia, Augusta, Atlanta,
Greenville, and many other
places in this State, Georgia and North
Carolina. The banquet and ball will
be given on the night of the 31st, ana |
will be followed by a german on the
1st of January,
?The contemplated resignation of
Congressman Cothran, to accept the
position of general counsel of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company in
| South Carolina, has already brought out
some candidates for the succession. Mr.
| Benet. of Abbeville, has announced himself
ifcaudidate for election to fill the
vacancy. and there has been a movement
in Newberry circles indicating the probable
candidacy of Mr. George Johnstone.
nrT^an oot'nd VTTVi Q f VtlQ
uuuaiui jiuiiiij j TVULVU asocu rru*b u<g
intentions were, said that he had not
made up his miud yet whether or not to
THE CLEflSON COLLEGE.
THE PLANS PROPOSED FOR ITS
ESTABLISHMENT.
Provisions of (bo Jiili Framed in the
Recent Conference in Columbia?The
Full Text of the IJocumenf.
The following is tbe full text of the
hi!! introduced in the Legislature for the
establishment of the Cifctr;fTn Agrieul- j
iural College:
Be it enacted by the Senate and H&use
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same: I
Section 1. That one-half the land scrip
fund, heretofore vested by Section 1,045
>of the General Statutes in the board of
trustees of the University of South C-rc- i
lina, be, and the same is hereby, vested
in the board of trustees of the Cler-fcon 1
Agricultural College of South Carolina; i
and the State treasurer is hereby author- i
iz^d and required to issue a certificate of <
otcoif -in ihp sum nf ninetv iive j
thousand nine hundred dollars, bearing i
interest at thu rate of six per centum per 5
anuum from July 1, A. D. 1S89, payable <
semi-annually to the board of trustees of <
the said Clemson Agricultural College, to <
be held as a perpetual fund, the capital t
of which shall forever remain undimin- 1
ished, the income of said fund to be used
by said board of trustees for the building t
aud maintenance of the said Clemson 2
Agricultural College, iu accordance with 11
thu nnrnnspQ rnr which the said land I 2
scrip was donated 'oy the Acts of Con- c
gress of the United States in relation F
thereto: Provided, That the State treas- 1
urer shall issue, and he is hereby author- t
ized and required to issue, to the board I
of trustees of the University of South {
Carolina a certificate of Slate stock in c
the sum of ninety-five thousand nice ^
hundred dollars, bearing interest at the 0
rate of six per centum per annum from 0
July 1, A. D. 1S89, payable semi-annual- t
ly, to be held as a perpetual fund, the F
capital of which shall forever Remain uc- s
diminished, the income of said fund to b
be used by said board of trustees for the a
use and maintenance of the South Caro- d
lina Agricultural College and Mechanics' 0
Institute, now in operation for the bene- F
fit of colored students, as act forth in 1
Section 1,04G of the General Statutes.
Sec. 2. That the annual erant of fifteen &
thousand dollars, commonly known as v
the Hatch bill fund, made to the State 1
Df South Carolina by the Congress of the n
United State, according to the terms of 7
an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to s
sstablish agricultural experiment stations *
in connection with the colleges estab- S
iished in the several States under the"
provisions of an Act approved July 2, Sl
1S62, and of the Act supplementary 5
thereto," approved March 2, 18S7, be, u
and the same is hereby, withdrawn from d
the control of the board of trustees of \
the University of South ^Carolina, in ^
whom it was vested by an Act entitled d
"An Act to amend Chapter XX of the *
Seneral Statutes entitled 'Of tbeUnivei- n
ii?V rtf flnrnlina ' " annrnvftf^ TTtf- U
"-J v* ~? J -rr-~
member 22, 1887; and tbe said grant of t:
ifteen thousand dollars is hereby vested 31
.n the board of trustees of the ?*Clemson
Igricultural College of South Carolina; *!
ind an agricultural experiment station ^
shall be established in connection with the P
jaid Clemson Agricultural College and
mder the direction of the board of trus- ^
:ees thereof, to be supported by saicf q
?rant according to the provisions of the j,
let of Congress hereinbefore mentioned, v
Sec. 3. That the sum of money collect;d
by the commissioners of the sinking ti
fund during the fiscal year ending Octo- c
aer 31, 1S80, and now on hand to the ^
?redit of said commissioners, shall be f,
paid into'the State treasury, and shall be j?
ippropriated to the building and main- ?
;enance of the said Clemson Agricoltural 5
College, and shall be paid by the State p
;reasurer to the treasurer of the board of ^
;rustees of the Said Agricultural College, -u
jpon the order of said board of trustees, d
signed by their president and secretary; t]
inH nil mnnpva that shall hereafter be
collected by the said commissioners of
the sinking fund, arising from tbe re- (
iemption of lands, leases and sales of s
property, or otherwise coming to the
said commissioners, shall be paid into a
the State treasury, and shall be kept on
a separate account by the State treasurer,
and shall be appropriated to the building &
and maintenance of the said Clemson 0
Agricultural College; and the State
treasurer is hereby authorized and re- ?
quired to pay the said moneys annually ^
to the treasurer of the said Clemson Agri- r
cultural College, upon the order of said ?
aF fTiietooa cnrrrinr\ V*tt tVipir r^rnci. *
dent and secretary.
Sec.*. That three-fifths of the moneys f;
arising from the privilege ta^on fertil- *
izers sold or offered for sale in this c
State collected by the Department of x
Agriculture during the fiscal year ending c
October 31st, 1S89, and now on hand to ^
the ciedit of said department of Agriculture,
shall be paid iDto the State
Treasury, and shall be appropriated to 3
the building and maintenance of the 1
aforesaid Clemson Agricultural College *
and shall be paid by the State Treasurer
the Treasurer of the Boord of Trustees ]
of said Clemson Agricultural College *
upon the order of said Board of Trus- ^
tees, signed by their President and Sec- c
retary; and three-fifths of all moneys }
arising from the privilege tax on fcrtil- ,
izcrs sold, or offered for sale, in this ^
State which shall hereafter be collected
by the Department of Agriculture, or ,
those upon whom the duty of collecting
said privilege tax may by Act of Assem- ,
bly be devolved, shall be paid into th^ (
State Treasury, and shall be kept on a
separate account of the State Treasurer, ;
shall hrt annrnnriated to the building
and maintenance of the said Clemson '
Agricultural College; and the State .
Treasurer is hereby authorized and required
to pay the same annually tc t'le .
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of
the said Clemson Agricultural College, ,
upon the order uf the said board of
trustees, signed by their president and
secretary.
Sec. 5. All and every estate and property,
real or peasonal, which have heretofore
been of the Department of Agriculture
shall vest in and become the
property of the board of trustees of the
said Clemson Agricultural College, to be
managed, controlled or disposed or by
the said board of trustees for the use
And benefit of the aforesaid Clemson
agricultural College: Provided, That
no sale of such property shall be made
without the consent of the General Assembly:
Provided, further, Tbat the
cnid hnftrri nf trnstpes are herebv au
thorized to sell and dispose of the Agricultural
Experiment Station, known as
the Columbia Farm, situate in the county
of Richland, and to sell and dispose
of the Agricultural Experiment Station t
known as the Spartanburg Farm, situate |
in Spartanburg county,-the proceeds of:
said sale to be paid into the State treasury,
and to be appropriated to the build-,
ing and maintenance of the said Clemson.
j. *
l
Agricultural College, and to be paid by
the State treasurer to the treasurer of
the board of trustees of said College
upon the order of said beard of trustees,
signed by their president and secretary.
Provided, further. That the said board
of trustees shall not sell nor dispose of
nor discontinue the Agricultural Expeiment
Station known as the Darlington
Farm, situate in the county of Darlington,
but shall maintain the same subject
to their control. And the Department
of Agriculture is herety authorized and
required to execute all deeds and other
papers necessary to thf. due conveyance i
and transfer of the property described!
and referred to in this section to the said
board of trustees.
Sec. 6. That the ^jard of directors of
the State penitentiary are hereby authorized
and required, upon the order of the
board of trustees of the said Clemson
Agricultural College, signed by their
president and secretary, to furnish to
cqi/1 Knar/3 r\f ^mcfppc fthlr*
victs not to cxceed fifty in number at
one time, said convicts to be employed
by said board of trustees in work conaected
with the erection of the buildings
3f said Clemson Agricultural College or
:n the preparation of the ground and the
materials therefor: Provided, That the
aid board of trustees shall defray the
jxpenses of the transportation of said ,
lonviccs to and from the penitentiary, 1
he expense of medical attention, and
,he expense of furnishing such convicts
vith proper food and lodging.
Sec. 7. That the board of trustees of
;he said Clemson Agricultural College
ire hereby authorized and empowered
.0 procure forthwith, from competent 3
irchitects and contractors, plans ana :
istimates of buildings suit ble for the ]
mrposes of the said Clcmson Agricul-1.
ural College, acd to crect said College ]
mildings upon a suitable eite on Fort 1
Iill plantation, situate in the county of ]
)conee, and to defray the expenses inci-- ]
lent to the erection of said College s
tuildings and tothe proper maintenance 1
if said Clernson Agricultural College <
ut of the funds and moneys hereby, in 1
he preceding sections of this Act, ap- J
inatea ana maae avauaoie, ana out 01 <
uch other funds and moneys as may,
iy the General Assembly, be hereafter
ppropriated and made available, and to
lo all other things necessary to carry
ut the provisions of this Act, and the
irovisions of the Act entitled "An Act
o accept the devise and bequest of
'nomas G. ClerrsoD, and to establish an
Lgricuitural College in connection therenth,"
approved 27th November, A. D.
SS9. Provided, That this Act shall
ot take effect until the exceutor of the
nil of the aforesaid Thomas G. Clemson
hall have executed a deed and conveynce
of the property so devised to the 1
* s - - ? - --l -1 mi_ - 2. _ r t
cace: I'roviaea, nevertheless, xuat ui he
funds and moneys by the several ^
ections of this Act appropriated, the
am of three thousand dollars shall, 1
pon the approval of this Act, be imme- 1
iately paid by the State treasurer to ^
he treasurer of the board of trustees of ^
he said Clemson Agricultural College to
efray the cost of plans and specifications *
cd estimates of suitable college build- ?
Dgs as aforesaid; said sum to be paid 1
pon the order of the said board of ?
rustees signed by their President and 1
sciciaij.
Sec. 8. That all Acts or parts of Acts ?
^consistent with the provisions of this j;
.ct be, and the same are hereby, reealed.
^
Two other bills connected- indirectly c
rith that for the establishment of the c
ilemson College have been introduced I
3 the Senate. One comes from Senator c
'erguson, of Laurens, and provides for t
ae uansfcr of the duty of collecting the a
ig tax on fertilizers from the Depart \
lent of Agriculture, to the Comptroller
reneral and allowing him $1,800 to de- I
ray the expenses of the collection. It
i stated that this will insure a saving of g
TOO a year in this item alone. The other ]
ill was brought in by Senator Pope and j
rovides for the abolition of the entire v
agricultural Department and the Tzest- c
ig of all the property and duties of the t
epartmect in the board of trustees of t
ae Clemson College. v
Tho Debate on the Bill. t
pecial to the Greenville News. e
Columbia, S. C., December 13?For 1
week the bill to establish and main- 1
- ~ i f
ain the "Clemson Agricultural uoi- L
ege of South Carolina" has stood on
he calendar of the House as a special
rder. To-day it was taken up and
he battle oyer its adoption fairly be;un.
There had been ample time for
riends and opponents to study the
aeasure. There was no attempt at
nap judgement. All day the House
las discussed the bill and also in the
ivenins session. So far the light has
>een a distinct and signal success for
he bill. Though the ground has been
untested inch bv inch in the face of
voluminous efforts to emasculate and
:urtail the bill, its friends have suc:eed.ed
in retaining all its material
eatures.
When the bill was called up the
entiment of the House on its general J
uerits was tested by the vote on the
notion of Mr. McCrady, of Charleston, '
o strike out the enacting words. The
notion was killed by a vote of S6 to
!7. Then the contest was opened on
sections of the bill, Mr. Hutson, of
? ? ? A +U a vr*f
iampton, moving amcuu mc
section by allowing the title to onelalf
the land scrip fund to remain in
;he hands of the trustees of the South
Carolina College and giving the interest
only to the Clemson trustees. That
imendment was rejected.
Then Mr. Hutson moved that the
ritje to funds given by the first and
second sections of ;he bill, namely the
land scrip and Hatch bill funds, be
L'PstPfl in the six members of the board
di trustees of the Clemson College to
be elected by the State. The amendment
was accepted by the friends of
the measure and adopted without opposition.
When Section 3, diverting the proceeds
arising from the redemption of
Linda, leases and sales of property by the
sicking fund commissioners to the
use of the Clemson College, was
reached, the big fight of the day came
on. It was opened by Mr. Graydon, of
Abbeville, who moved to strike out the*
section, and supported the motion in a
clear and able speech. Mr. Tindal, of
Clarendon, led in defence of that feature
of the bill Mr. Graydon's motion was
lost.
The attack was renewed by a motion
of Mr. Graydon to strike out that part of
the section providing for appropriating
tne proceeas arisiug num luc oiuaiug
fund for future years, but leaving that
portion making appropriations for the
coming year. This was discussed warmly
and at much length, the debate running
over into the evening session. The charge
was made that the diversion of the sinking
funu would injure the credit of the
State. Messrs. Brawley and McCrady, of
Charlestoo, and others joined in strong
speeches against this feature of the bill.
The supporters of the measure were not
united ofi that point and on the final
vote the provisions for future appropriations
from the sinking fund was stricken
out by a vote of 58 to 43.
An amendment offered by 3Ir. Irby, of
Laurens, who was one of the leaders in
the fight for the bill, providing that not
more than ?25,000 in any one year and
that for not more than six years should
be taken from the sinking fund for use
of the collcge, was voted down.
In the fourth section, giving the privilege
tax income to the college, the same
tactics were repeated, a motion by Mr.
Hazard, of Georgetown, to strikeout the
section being overwhelmingly defeated.
Mr. Brawlcy, of Charleston, then
moved to strike out all that portion of
the section which provided for appropriations
year by year in future of all proceeds
from the privilege tax. Lost.
All through the debate the leaders in
opposition to the specific provisions of
the bill, Messrs. Brawley, Graydon, McCrady
and Hutson, expressed themselves
as heartily in favor of the general measures.
Calmness and fairness characterized
the debate.
W. C. Benet, who had the bill in
charge, managed it "with ability, tact and
discretion.
Later.?By a vote of 54 to 4S the
House refuse to strike out any portion of
Section 4, so that the provision remains
giving three-fifths of the tag tax to :he
Clemson College.
THE WESTERN STYLE. j
A Horrible Crime in Wisconio?A Crnzv '
5Ia.n Lynched. 1
The following dispatch of Thursday '
from Milwaukee, Wis., narrates the <
most brutal and dastardly crime ever j
perpetrated in the name of Judge t
Lynch. On Sunday, at Preston, Trempleace
County, Hans Jacob Olsen was *
torn from his house and lynched by a.
party of masked men. Olsen was 2
partially insane and somewhat quarrelsome,
and had been ordered by neigh- {
iors to leave the county. He neglect- c
;d to do so, and was strung up. Olsen q
ivas seized in bed, pulled o.ut, and his ?
lands tied behind, despite his desper- q
ite struggles and those of his family. c
Without even allowing him time to t
>ut on his clothing, they led liim out t
)f his house. Once outside Olsen T
earned what was to be done with him. t
3e caught sight of a new rope hang- g
ng over the limb of a tree, which 0
;tands not more than twenty feet from q
he little cabin which was his home. _
3e struggled to free his hands, tearing ?
he flesh from his wrists, until they g
>led freely; but finding himself unable ?
o get loose, he submitted in sulien v
Hence while the rope was put around
lis neck, and willing hands drew him t
lp to strangle. His legs were not
iAfl his kinlnno- and strujyorlinar
vas fearful. ' f
The mob remained sometime lest his v
emains might be cut down. Then ^
naking threats of lynching any one t
vho should dare cut down the body,
hey dispersed. - *
The body was discovered in*the |
uorning and was not cut down until
he coroner arrived. The coroner's
nquest was held yesterday at Preston, i
md the following verdict was reurned:
c
"Deceased came to his death by 0
.trangulation caused by being hanged 0
>y the neck, by masked persons un- D
:nown."
No evidence as to the identity of the J
ynchers was offered. It is Preston's .
xl_ _ J.L - 1 1 I.J T 1
;ossip iliac me lynuaers were icu uy ,
>ne of the most prominent larmers in
'reston. Further facts will be brought 0
mt by evidence following arrests about s
o be made by the State. The district P
iitorney has the case in charge, and c
wholesale arrests are expected.
'rcssisScncy of the Richmond and EanvilSe. u
It is said in Richmond that 3Ir. Geo D
3. Scott will Dot consent to serve the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com>anv
as president for another year, as he
vishes to go to Egypt with his family
arly in January for recreation, and
hereby losiDg his valuable services to
he Richmond and Danville system,
vhich he has managed so well and a&ly
ind satisfactorily to the public. It is
hought the management will decide to
ilect as president of the Richmond and
Danville Mr. John II. Inman, who will
nake an excellent president, and who is
he second choice of the Richmond
tiends of the system. I?Ir. Inmah is
low president of the Richmond and
(Vest Point Terminal Railway and Warelouse
Company, and is well acquainted \
vita the wants of the Southern people. '
3e, as well as Mr. Scott, is largely in- [
.eres'ced in the South. The election of *
^Ir. luiran to succeed Mr,- Scott as' president
of the Richmond and Danville c
Company will probably be made on the ?
L8th of this mouth, when the adjourned c
mnual meeting of the stockholders will 1
De held.?Ex. ?
Blown to I'icces by Nitro?Glycerine. j
Butler, Pa., December 11.?At a ]
Tv.ct () this moraine i
Butler was shaken by a nitro-glycer- ]
ine explosion at the Butler Torpedo 1
Company's magazine, two miles south <
of town. The explosion occurred when ]
cans were being put into wagons at J
the factory. James O. Woods and i
William Mediil, and their wagon and <
team were blown into unrecognizable <
fragments. . ]
The woods i^ the vicinity of the ;
magazine are being searched by hun- j
dreds of men for remains of the vie*
tims. "the factory buildings were
mostly demolished. The factory ^ras
crushed down, and only the smokestack
remains intact. The rafters of
the magazine fell down over the glycerine
there, but it did not explode.
Wood's shoulders and right arm have
been found twenty-eight rods away.
A small part of Medill's trunk was
taken from the top of a tree. The
theory is that Woods let a can of explosive
drop when handing it up -to
Mediil, who was in the wagon. A great
hole was made in the ground were the
wagon stood.
tL.il Oil M JbtllC^ ACuitrcui?uw
Thomas A. Edison's latest achievement
was to invent a light by which
pictures may be seen at night with
nearly all the advantage of daylight.
Electric lights have heretofore thrown
either too brilliant a light, like the
arc light, or else too yellow a light,
such as the Edison light. Edison secured
a perfect light for pictures by
placing at the back of the bulbs in his
system of lighting a lead piece covering
half of the bulb and fitting it
closely. Inside of the bulb is a coating
of silver. The yellow of the light
and the silver reflection makes a light
that brings out all the col on o vu. a, picture
harmously. was first used in
the illurr>in?-?'uon of the "Angelus" in
the Barye collection.
The Teachers' Association of Anderson
County will hold its next meeting
at i^lton the 21st inst. An attractive
programme has been arranged, and.
will Sio doubt prove both interesting
and instructive to those in attendance.
A GRAND GATHERINGTHE
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS.
Tliousandit Visitinz tlie Bier?JIany Dis? !
tinzaislied Visitor*?A Vast Procession !
Follows the Body ? The Officiating j
Clerzv Itepresentinz all Denominations j
--A Beautiful and Imposing Tribute to j
the Dead Statesman.
New Orleans, December lO.-ThroDga j
of people continue to pour through the i
city hall this morning, embracing be- i
sides the common multitude, numerous [
organizations, schools and societies. I
Many distinguished gentlemen from the <
South and leading cities of that section
were also among the visitors. General ^
Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi, ex-Gov- ,
ernor Lubbock, of Texas, and General <
P. M. B. Young, a cavalry leader in the '
Confederacy, paid their respects.
Floral tributes from different sections j
of the South were received to-day and ;
the mortuary chamber is filled to over- t
flowing with beautiful designs. The j!
caisson is being prepared and will be e
suitably draped. Ic 13 loaned by the t:
State and the route has been so arranged v
that the funeral car will have a smooth ^
passage along the streets. The religious q
:eremonies are to be brief acd will not ti
occupy more than a few minutes at the t<
sail. Three divisions will march out to n
he cemetery. The remainder will take
unerai cars at ^iairuurtie otreet. C
Governor Buckner, of Kentucky, is ss
imong the arrivals this morning. &
New Orleans, December 11.?The s'
lay, notwithstanding the threatening and ^
>ppressive character of the weather ?J
iuring the past several days, could not ^
lave been more propitious or beautiful. ^
Che portentous, pregnant looking clouds
if tbe night previous and the great
ranks of heavy fog that prevailed during 151
he early part of thi? morning, had ^
rholly disappeared by seven o'clock as C(
he sun burst forth" and the beautiful
Southern summer day dawned for the
bsequies of the Southern chieftain,
?he city is crowded with thousands of
leopie representing the prominence, v
reaith and chivalry of the Southern ~
itatts. Six or seven Governors are here
ttended by their staffs and bringing D
?ith them great delegations of people, tl
The floral decorations were adtfed to
his morning. They came from every g<
Itate and city is the South, and are
uperb in their design and beauty. The
own is draped from one end to tde otiier {*
rith the most elaborate showings of a,
'lack. Business fronts and residences cj
hat were barren of mourning emblems ^
esterday are covered thw morning, and
very bit of bunting there is in the city w
.ies on its staff at half mast. p.
At an early hour this morning the 'j
treets were thronged with soldiers and ^
remen in uniform, members of various w
ivic organizations and representatives cj
f every profession, avocation and asso .
iation, all en route to their respective ^
aeeting stations. r
As soon as the doors of the City Hall p
rere opened a stream of citizens began q.
o pour into the death chamber to take a ft
arewell view of the remains of the
amous Confederate leader. The crowd
f visitors was even greater than that of
esterday, there being hundreds of it
eople from abroad whose visit to this tt
ity had been delayed until to-day. e:
It was not until 11.30 o'clock that the ei
id of the casket closed down forever pi
.poii the features of the dead. The re- ^
nains were then conveyed to the front &
tortico of the City Hall building where ai
he simple but impressive rites of the hi
episcopal Church were performed. La- c<
eyette Square in front of the City Hail, li
he banquettes and streets were densely ii
lacked with people and the balconies ty
nd every available space from which sc
he pageant could be viewed were m
rowded in the extreme. tc
Obedient to the universal request, Mr.
)avis was given a funeral in full accord it
vith his superior rank as a military offi- al
:er, in addition to which numerous civic r<
,nd other organizations combined to. p
ender the cortege to-day in all respects n:
he most imposing, cot only with refer ti
nee to numbers Out in the pomp and J!
:ircumstance of its elaborate ceremonial. tl
rhere are participating in the obsequies h
>f the Father of the Confederacy today n
jesides veterans of ?tbe Lost Cause who h
lave once again been called upon to r<
:lose up their decimated ranks, -many n
jallant soldiers whose unflinching valor p
iisplayed on numerous hotly contested t]
ields resulted not unfrequeDtlv in both r<
jlory and victory to the stars and stripes, ij
The following gentlemen acted as pall i(
rearers: Geoeral George W. Jonet, of
[owa; Hon. Charles E.Feoner, of Louis- 11
ana: Sawyer Hayward, of Mississippi; c
3on. Thos. H. Watts, of Alabama; mem- *1
)er of President Davis' cabinet. Hon- C
>rarv pall bearers: Governor Francis T. o
Xichols, Louisiana; Governor Jtiobert u
Lowry, Mississippi; Governor S. B. Buck- a
aer, Kentucky; Governor John B. Gor- s
3on, Georgia; Governor J. P. Richardson,
South Carolina; Governor D. G. o
Fowle, North Carolina; Governor F. P. c
Fleming, Fioriaa; Governor James P. Eagle,
Arkansas. r
About 12.19 the casket was couvcyed t
from the memorial room to the impro- j
vised catafalque, in the center of the t
front portico where the massive pillars t
were entwined with a profusion of crepe.
Over the casket "was thrown the soft '
folds of a silken flag of the lost cause. ^
and also the glittering sabre with which <
the dead soldier had carved fame and i
honor for himself, and glory and victory J
for his country on the crimson fields of *
Chapultepec and Monterey. Irnmedi- ^
ately surrounding the coffin were the 1
clergy and armed sentries, they bting *
the only persons admitted to the plzce
or portico during the service. The rela- <
tives of the deceased were assigned to \
seats in the Mayor's parlor, from the ]
- ' <- ^ ?~ i
windows 01 WD1CU IUK] n;ic cuaviw nu
witness the ceremonies. The obsequies,
which were According to the ritual of '
the Episcopal church, were conducted :
by Bishop Galleher, assisted by five
officiating clergymen of various denomi- 1
nations, as follows:
Father Hubert, the Rev. Mr. Thompson,
Mr. Davis' rector at Riioxi, Miss.,
the Rev. Dr. Markham, the Rev. Mr.
Bakewell and the Rev> Mr. Martin.
There were altogether fully twenty sur-..
pliced Ministers
of numerous clergy of different denomi.
cations from various Southern States.
A curpliced choir of thirty-six voices
I nanied bv an or.wan. the an
them, "Though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death/' after
which Bishop Galleher made an address.
Following Bishop Galleher the Rev.
Dr. Markham read the lesson, while
the Rev. Mr. Martin repeated the
psalm^ the Rev. Mr. Bakewell the
verses and the Rev. Mr. Thompson the
j creed. And thus ecdsd the services at
j the City Hall, which, although simple J|
I and bn'ef, were wonderfully impres- ;i
' sire, During this period the immense -/ <
throng, representing every conceiva- |g
i ble variety of religious and social Dre- ??
dilection, profession and nationality ' p|
stood in reverential tiieDce and with .
heads uncovered. At the conclusion " >
of the religious services the casket
was borne by a detachment of sol- 3?
diers to a handsomely decorated cais- ;
son which bad been especially prepared
for its reception ann on which it wa%to
be conveyed to the cemetery. From the
caisson arises a /vAneiotSn/.
? "N'J wuuwvmg U1 -vJ
a unique and beautifully designed canopy ^
measuring eight feet in length and four ';.rin
winth and supported by six bronze _
canncn braced with muskets- The dome
of the canopy i3 ornamented in bronze %
with furied United States flags draped _ %
on either side. The sides of the cata- "
falque are superbly draped in black cloth
with bullion fringes and gimp. The Jl
lasket rested on a slight elevation and -3|
:he caisson was drawn by six black .-inI
lorses, two abreast, caparisoned in artilery
banners and plumes and each animal
ed by a soldier in uniform. With marvellous
military precision the varioas "||
)attalions wheeled into line, preceded by
. detachment of the city police and r:;?
ollowed in turn he th/? nlorer-CT
j
rs, and soon by others in their respec
ive order until the mammoth procession
ras formed. The procession, after leay- %
ctg the City Hall, proceeded^ap
Jharles to Callipe and fromjGstffipe into . ^
lamp, thence to Chartres, to S^. Louis, >?jS
o Railli and carried faTke direct route : 1
3 the cemetery. It was an hour and ten
linutes passing a given point.
As the grand funeral cortegp traversed vfae
streets, from the turrets of every
burch a Knell was tolled,, the clack of
)bres and tramp of iron-shod feet echoed
long the interminable liae, while soul .
lbduicg diiges blended with tie solemn
ooming of tne minute guus. The parts
r : J* -* - *" jJ"
l lue city cot aireciiy located on the . - : ine
of march, or in anywise remote from
le scene of the pageaot, were literally $i
epopulatea, their inhabitants having
athered in countless .numbers on the '
inquettes and in other available places
om which an easy view of the marching .
)lumns could be had.
northern" opinion. |?j|
iews of the New York Press una people-" .
Sacecsiion of a Family Fond.
ew York Special to tie-Baltimore Sen; -r 'v|
The news of the death of Jefferson
avis reached here too late for more it
ian a brief line in the very latest edion
of two of the morning papers. The .;|||
meral Dnblie dii? not. Vrr-.w nf if. till .-'35a
le afternoon.
OPINIONS OF THE PSES3. *
The evening papexa^gftSiL^ESrteaits?,^^!
id long biographies ..of the73ea^f*:^,^^5
lief, and kindly editorially comment ^
td on his death, with only one ex- p?||
option - the Mail and Express. This as
the drivel he got into a small
aragraph: "Jefferson Davis is dead.
he rebellion which ho led still lives ' 77^
l a large portion of the country ' S
here he has been worshipped as the?3ri5?lS
lief champion of the false doctrines :^Si
lat justified secession as a State's ||||
ght. The form which the present
sbeliicn takes is clearly described by ?p|
resident Harrison and Attorney -it;
eneral Miller in their references to
Le suppression or intimidation of the -, J
lArace.'' ?2=
The Evening Telegram says: The .
iad chieftain had many lovable qual- ^
ies, which the impulsive people of
ie South appreciated to their fullest ^
ctent. Not a breath of suspicion 5
,-er tained the absolute honesty of his
ablic life. His personal friendships / " ^
ere sacred as his domestic joy3. The""
luse for which he risked his secuon ?$
id himself was lost, but no wf'eck of
is political fortunes, no matter how - ^
)mplete, could eves darken the brilancy
of his intelllct o? the u21 flinch- >|
ig courage of his convictions. He . '.'
as one of the greatest and most gifted : O
>n this country ever produced. His ^
lisguided geDius must be left to his- ^
The Sun says: "We presume that :
i t.hft fht.nrA avpttt nn? .-if thnce acc/v>i.
' v ?7 v-vwvwwww*
ted with Mr. Davis in his-effort to .-:3
ieate a new Confederacy will be "
ractieally forgotten, and that 'his
ame will stand alone as representing
le idea connected with the struggle.
[r. Davis probably never regretted
ic knowledge which he mus; have * '
ad that thus history will associate his %$|
ame. * * * His name will be
i=torical, and in the future'when men -||
sad of the measures with which his " V '^
ame is associated without passion or vlfjf
rejudice-. it will doubtless be asserted
Eiat he was the able aad sincere |jgga|
epresentatives on one side of ani
inrifoWA otnrvD?/?/>ne s*rinfl v;
J\>riVMVi.V UUU CWU^/V/UUVVM WUUIVU Vl>
leas."
The E vers ing Post concl udes its com- "" -i
lent with; "We have given kr-^her
olumn a sketch of the career ofEM^*^""*
eparted lealer of the long departed ||
Jonfederacy. We have there stated \.-M
ur belief that nobody could have done
aore than Davis did to give success to
; cause that was doomed at the out- ^
et to fall before superior force. It folows
that he was one of the ablest men
f his time, for ifc was by no stroke of .
hance that he was chosen to guide a;-.
aasterful raje through a struggle for
tational existence. He was selected *
iecause?he was believed by good
n/^iv?v? on/1 <r " /!
auu >Y 1LJJL , xautiwc.l 9
o be their best equipped represent*
iye and strongest man.5' .. .-J's
T^he Commercial Advertiser says:
'With ail bis /aults, mistakes^>lunders,
Jetferson Davis was through- x
>ut his public career a man of spotless
ntegrity and honest devotion to what
le believed to be the right-. Sis par,icipation
in the council hails of the ? i|
LTnion in a conspiracy to break up the >;
inion by using its own weapons
against it nust be stamped as a wrong. B
Many oi the methods employed in the 1
jBrlv days of secession,where beyond V
question unrighteous and wrons. But fl
in the cause for which they were done
he honestly believed."
These views may be taken as a general
concensus of New York's opin- v.S
ion. There is nowhere, probably where
the influences of Southern residents is "
so potent, and nowhere, probably,
where the inclination to let the war
rest is so strong with the death of Mr.
Davis that last obstacle to complete
forgetiulness is removed, and there is
regret at once for the loss of so able
<m-American, and that he could not M
make his talents ava 1 aoiei3rife$_g?^^
South. * c-Jjgs
. l^a
?W. G. Shillinglaw, who lives a fe*
miles from Yorkville, exhibited oriS*t? -Jj
urdav some fine specimens of potterj
made from clay taken from his plants- 'M
tion. The clay had been sent to* a fac- '"?1
tory to test its qualities. The test proving
satisfactory, Mr. Shillinglaw now
contemplates organizing a company to * ~
manufacture pottery of every description.
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